Panchatantra [sanskrit]

by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha | 2016 | 13,828 words | ISBN-13: 9788193077962

The Sanskrit edition of the Panchatantra referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. Written by Vishnu Sharma and possibly dating as early as 1200 BCE, the Panchatantra (or Pancatantra) represents a collection of short stories teaching basic ethical values and moral conduct that was commonly practiced in ancient Indian. Alternative titles: Śrīviṣṇuśarman Pañcatantra (श्रीविष्णुशर्मन् पञ्चतन्त्र, Śrī-viṣṇuśarman pancatantra, श्री-विष्णुशर्मन्, Sri-visnusarman)

Verse 1.130

अपि स्वल्पम् असत्यं यः पुरो वदति भूभुजाम् ।
देवानां च विनश्यते स द्रुतं सुमहान् अपि ॥ १३० ॥

api svalpam asatyaṃ yaḥ puro vadati bhūbhujām |
devānāṃ ca vinaśyate sa drutaṃ sumahān api || 130 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.130 is contained in the book The Complete Pancatantra: Sanskrit Text with English Translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.130). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Svalpa, Asatya, Yah, Purah, Pur, Pura, Vadat, Bhubhuj, Deva, Vina, Shyat, Drutam, Druta, Sumahat, Sumaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.130). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “api svalpam asatyaṃ yaḥ puro vadati bhūbhujām
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svalpam -
  • svalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asatyam -
  • asatya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asatya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asatyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puro* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadati -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • bhūbhujām -
  • bhūbhuj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “devānāṃ ca vinaśyate sa drutaṃ sumahān api
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyate -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sumahān -
  • sumahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sumaha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.130

Cover of edition (2015)

Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)

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Cover of edition (2016)

Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)

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Cover of edition (2020)

Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)

Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.

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Preview of verse 1.130 in Telugu sript:
అపి స్వల్పమ్ అసత్యం యః పురో వదతి భూభుజామ్ ।
దేవానాం చ వినశ్యతే స ద్రుతం సుమహాన్ అపి ॥ ౧౩౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2010)

Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)

Published by the University of Kerala.

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Preview of verse 1.130 in Malayalam sript:
അപി സ്വല്പമ് അസത്യം യഃ പുരോ വദതി ഭൂഭുജാമ് ।
ദേവാനാം ച വിനശ്യതേ സ ദ്രുതം സുമഹാന് അപി ॥ ൧൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2017)

The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)

Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.

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Cover of Bengali edition

Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)

Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730

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Preview of verse 1.130 in Bengali sript:
অপি স্বল্পম্ অসত্যং যঃ পুরো বদতি ভূভুজাম্ ।
দেবানাং চ বিনশ্যতে স দ্রুতং সুমহান্ অপি ॥ ১৩০ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)

[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115

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Preview of verse 1.130 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ સ્વલ્પમ્ અસત્યં યઃ પુરો વદતિ ભૂભુજામ્ ।
દેવાનાં ચ વિનશ્યતે સ દ્રુતં સુમહાન્ અપિ ॥ ૧૩૦ ॥

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